List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Mitchell Starc
# List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Mitchell Starc

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement, and as of June 2019 only 47 bowlers have taken at least 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers. Mitchell Starc, an Australian cricketer has taken 23 five-wicket hauls in international cricket. A left-arm fast bowler, Starc has played 79 Tests, 110 One Day International (ODI) matches and 58 Twenty20 International (T20I) matches for his country, and has taken 316, 219 and 73 wickets respectively as of July 2023.

Starc made his Test debut against New Zealand at The Gabba, Brisbane on 1 December 2011. He took his first Test five-wicket haul against South Africa at the WACA Ground, Perth on 30 November 2012, taking 6/154. His best figures in Tests is 6/50, taken against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium, Galle on 4 August 2016.

Starc made his One Day International (ODI) debut against India at the Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on 20 October 2010. He took his first ODI five-wicket haul against Pakistan at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on 28 August 2012, taking 5/42. His best figures of 6/28 in ODIs came against New Zealand on 28 February 2015 at Eden Park, Auckland.

Starc made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Pakistan on 7 September 2012 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. As of June 2019, he is yet to take a five-wicket haul in the format, with his best figures being 3/11, taken against the same opposition at the same ground in the following match of the series on 10 September 2012.

## Key

| Symbol | Meaning |
| - | - |
| Date | Day the Test started or ODI held |
| Inn | The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken |
| Overs | Number of overs bowled in that innings |
| Runs | Number of runs conceded |
| Wkts | Number of wickets taken |
| Batsmen | The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul |
| Econ | Bowling economy rate (average runs per over) |
| Result | Result for Australia |
| * | One of two five-wicket hauls by Starc in a match |
| † | 10 wickets or more taken in the match |
| ‡ | Starc was selected as man of the match |

## Test five-wicket hauls

Five-wicket hauls in Tests by Mitchell Starc :

| No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 30 November 2012 | WACA Ground, Perth | South Africa | 3 | 28.5 | 154 | 6 | 5.34 | Graeme Smith Jacques Kallis Robin Peterson AB de Villiers Dale Steyn Morné Morkel | Lost |
| 2 | 14 December 2012 | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | Sri Lanka | 4 | 28.2 | 63 | 5 | 2.22 | Dimuth Karunaratne Prasanna Jayawardene Nuwan Kulasekara Rangana Herath Shaminda Eranga | Won |
| 3 | 8 July 2015 | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | England | 1 | 24.1 | 114 | 5 | 4.71 | Ian Bell Joe Root Ben Stokes Moeen Ali James Anderson | Lost |
| 4 | 6 August 2015 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | England | 2 | 27 | 111 | 6 | 4.11 | Adam Lyth Ian Bell Alastair Cook Joe Root Mark Wood Jos Buttler | Lost |
| 5 | 4 August 2016 *† | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Sri Lanka | 1 | 16.1 | 44 | 5 | 2.72 | Dimuth Karunaratne Kaushal Silva Kusal Mendis Lakshan Sandakan Rangana Herath | Lost |
| 6 | 4 August 2016 *† | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Sri Lanka | 3 | 12.3 | 50 | 6 | 4.00 | Dimuth Karunaratne Kusal Mendis Dinesh Chandimal Dhananjaya de Silva Dilruwan Perera Vishwa Fernando | Lost |
| 7 | 13 August 2016 | Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo | Sri Lanka | 1 | 25.1 | 63 | 5 | 2.50 | Kaushal Silva Dimuth Karunaratne Kusal Mendis Dinesh Chandimal Suranga Lakmal | Lost |
| 8 | 2 December 2017 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | England | 4 | 19.2 | 88 | 5 | 4.55 | Mark Stoneman James Vince Craig Overton Stuart Broad Jonny Bairstow | Won |
| 9 | 1 March 2018 ‡ | Kingsmead, Durban | South Africa | 2 | 10.4 | 34 | 5 | 3.18 | Faf du Plessis Theunis de Bruyn Vernon Philander Kagiso Rabada Morné Morkel | Won |
| 10 | 1 February 2019 *†‡ | Manuka Oval, Canberra | Sri Lanka | 2 | 13.3 | 54 | 5 | 4.00 | Dinesh Chandimal Dhananjaya de Silva Dimuth Karunaratne Dilruwan Perera Vishwa Fernando | Won |
| 11 | 1 February 2019 *†‡ | Manuka Oval, Canberra | Sri Lanka | 4 | 18 | 46 | 5 | 2.55 | Dimuth Karunaratne Dinesh Chandimal Niroshan Dickwella Kusal Perera Vishwa Fernando | Won |
| 12 | 29 November 2019 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Pakistan | 2 | 25 | 66 | 6 | 2.64 | Imam-ul-Haq Asad Shafiq Iftikhar Ahmed Mohammad Rizwan Babar Azam Shaheen Afridi | Won |
| 13 | 12 December 2019 ‡ | Perth Stadium, Perth | New Zealand | 2 | 18 | 52 | 5 | 2.88 | Tom Latham Kane Williamson Henry Nicholls Neil Wagner Colin de Grandhomme | Won |
| 14 | 6 July 2023 | Headingley, Leeds | England | 4 | 16 | 78 | 5 | 4.87 | Ben Duckett Moeen Ali Ben Stokes Jonny Bairstow Harry Brook | Lost |

## Test ten-wicket hauls

Ten-wicket hauls in Tests by Mitchell Starc :

| No. | Figures | Against | Venue | Date | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 11/94 | Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 4 August 2016 | Lost |
| 2 | 10/100 | Sri Lanka | Manuka Oval, Canberra | 1 February 2019 | Won |

## One Day Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in ODIs by Mitchell Starc :

| No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 28 August 2012 ‡ | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Pakistan | 1 | 10 | 42 | 5 | 4.20 | Nasir Jamshed Asad Shafiq Kamran Akmal Shahid Afridi Umar Akmal | Won |
| 2 | 1 February 2013 ‡ | WACA Ground, Perth | West Indies | 1 | 6.5 | 20 | 5 | 2.92 | Kieran Powell Ramnaresh Sarwan Dwayne Bravo Kieron Pollard Jason Holder | Won |
| 3 | 3 February 2013 | WACA Ground, Perth | West Indies | 2 | 8 | 32 | 5 | 4.00 | Chris Gayle Ramnaresh Sarwan Darren Bravo Kieran Powell Devon Thomas | Won |
| 4 | 18 January 2015 ‡ | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | India | 1 | 10 | 43 | 6 | 4.30 | Shikhar Dhawan Suresh Raina MS Dhoni Axar Patel Rohit Sharma Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Won |
| 5 | 28 February 2015 | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand | 2 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 3.11 | Martin Guptill Ross Taylor Grant Elliott Luke Ronchi Adam Milne Tim Southee | Lost |
| 6 | 6 June 2019 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | West Indies | 2 | 10 | 46 | 5 | 4.60 | Chris Gayle Andre Russell Carlos Brathwaite Jason Holder Sheldon Cottrell | Won |
| 7 | 29 June 2019 | Lord's, London | New Zealand | 2 | 9.4 | 26 | 5 | 2.68 | Kane Williamson Tom Latham Ish Sodhi Lockie Ferguson Mitchell Santner | Won |
| 8 | 20 July 2021 ‡ | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | West Indies | 2 | 8 | 48 | 5 | 6.00 | Evin Lewis Jason Mohammed Nicholas Pooran Kieron Pollard Akeal Hosein | Won |
| 9 | 19 March 2023 ‡ | Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy International Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam | India | 1 | 8 | 53 | 5 | 6.62 | Shubman Gill Rohit Sharma Suryakumar Yadav K. L. Rahul Mohammed Siraj | Won |
